Ultimate salvation means to become free from the worldly life and the cycles of birth and death.  Human beings have two components: one spiritual, the soul (atma) and the other material, the body. Although the soul is immortal, one is bound to the body and hence subject to the cycles birth and death, as long as there prevails ignorance of one’s real identity, The fundamental basis of this cycle is the law of karma. It is the law of cause and effect and it applies to all human beings equally.  It is a natural law according to which every one must undergo the effect of one’s own actions. 

Everyone must reap what he sows. It is a force that perpetuates one’s bondage to the worldly life.  The causative factor which becomes an integral part of this force is one’s false identification with one’s body; with one’s belief of ‘I am this body and everything related to the body is mine’. Hence here there is not only ignorance of the real Self, but also an attachment to this ignorance. This verily is the ego. Inherent in this false belief is also the belief of ‘I am the doer’; hence every action carried out with these beliefs supports the laws of karma and consequently falls under its ‘jurisdiction’. One’s behavior or action irrevocably leads to an appropriate reward or punishment commensurate with that behavior.

As long as there is ignorance about one’s true Self, all efforts towards liberation or salvation are in vain because to become a doer of anything subjects one to the laws of karma; hence all actions performed even for the purpose of liberation in themselves become a source of bondage.

Dadashri, the Gnani Purush, meaning the Enlightened One, unequivocally states that upon acquiring Self realization, bondage of new karma comes to an end. Through the Gnani’s grace, one’s identification with the physical self and all its worldly attachment comes to an end. The ego that was nothing but an accumulation of wrong beliefs becomes annihilated. Thus breaks a link to the otherwise inviolable law of karma. After Self realization, a sense of true liberation is experienced in this very lifetime. This experience is the first stage of liberation or moksha.  Thereafter all that remains is the dissolution of the pending effects of all one’s past karmas. Once all karma effects are exhausted, the ultimate liberation, salvation or moksha becomes a rite of undeniable reward. 

Most human beings live life but they do not have the ultimate goal of human life. Some live to make a fortune, some live for professional success, some live to simply raise a family, some live to help others and some live a life of penance and austerities. Many spend their entire life solving financial, family or personal problems but before long, and sometimes suddenly, living comes to an end. 

Dadashri cautions us that a human life must not be wasted away aimlessly. One must have a goal and that goal must be to acquire knowledge of the Soul (our real Self) and attain liberation (salvation, moksha, mukti). A secondary goal must be to live life helping others. If nothing else, then in the very least one must make sure that while living, he or she does not hurt any living being in the slightest degree. Everything else is a waste of time and energy.

Many people do have the aim of attaining God, however in order to do so; they must know the true nature of God. Just by chanting God’s name and spending fifteen minutes a day in front of an idol of God does not lead to God realization. For that matter, no other rituals or practice of austerities will either. To realize God you need a living Gnani Purush. When the Gnani Purush through his grace bestows Self realization (knowledge of the Soul) upon you, only then do you acquire true awareness of God.  God is the pure Soul within every living being and a direct connection of worship is established when one becomes one with the Soul. The devotional rituals seen everywhere in the world are all forms of indirect worship. However, direct worship is necessary for salvation.

Life after life one has wished for Salvation (Moksha), but one’s resolve for salvation has not been strong enough. If it were then whether it is attained or not, the awareness of the aim itself will help one attain his goal.

After acquiring Self realization, one’s own salvation and the world’s salvation must be the only wish. It is possible for one to attain salvation in one or two more lives through the new path of Akram Vignan, a unique and a short cut path of Self realization. However, one must remain steadfast and determined in his resolve of attaining Moksha (salvation). 
         
If salvation is your aim in life, then it must be approached through the Gnani’s understanding. Any other understanding will inevitably lead you on the wrong path and more karmic entanglements. Only the Gnani can give you the exact explanation and understanding of all the Lord’s scriptures.  Only the Gnani can answer all questions with regards to spirituality and liberation, because only he has the exact knowledge of spiritual science and the universal truth. Not only can he answer all your questions but he can also give you the experience of the universal truth; your real nature which is the Soul within you. This verily is Self realization.